Anklet and arch retainer



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F. H. JENSEN ANKLET AND ARCH RETAINER Filed Aug. lO 1922 and stitch it together as to bring its seams' ramen ne@ n, rara,

UNHTED STA annata @FFHQO MELET AND REVIEWER Application @led ingaat w, E992. Serial No. lwd.

To all 'whom it may con/cem.'

Be it own that ll, FRANK ll-l. JENSEN, a citizen of the lUni States residing at Everett, in the county of iddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Anklet and Arch Retainers, of which Vthe following is a specification. A

This invention has for its object the construction of an anklet and arch retainer that shall give equal distribution of the bodys weight to the bones ot' the toot, elevate any displaced bones to their proper positions, and prevent swelling and putting immediately below the ankle.

To this end ll have produced an elastic anklet adapted to embrace both the ankle and foot, providing it with tapes designed to aid in giving correct posture in standing and walking, and also with pad-receiving pockets for elevating the scaphoid bone to" prevent its sagging and dropping on the main arch, and also to elevate the metatarsal bones, the whole not only serving the above recited functions but others to be hereinafter described.

lin the drawings forming part of this specification, Fig. l is a side view of a persons foot and lower limb showing the same provided with an anklet and arch supporter embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view of the same from below showing it nearly full size. lF ig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 in lFig. 2.

ln the fabrication of the device, l takean elastic fabric woven with the elastic strands all extending in one direction .so that it willfstretch one way only, and so cut at the rear of the leg portionil, at the sides pf the ankle portion and along one side of the foot portion 2, at the inner side thereoil. These seams are covered and reinforced by tape 3 and l., An opening 5 is providw for the heel of the wearer, a separate piece of the fabric being stitched to the main ortion immediately above the heel-openlng, at 6.

To the sole portion 7 of the fabric is stitched a single piece of leatherette 9 to form two pockets l0 and ll, the pocket 10 vbeing disposed to lie close in iront ofl the heel and toward one side to come mainly beneath the inner portion ol the arch or the foot, and the et ll bein lotindinally arranged to open at the ont edge of the foot portion. llnto each of these pockets is introduced a felt pad l2 or 13, the pad l2 in the pocket l0 being somewhat lshort, but the pad 13 being comparatively ong.

llt will be observed that the pad 18 comes beneath the outer portion of the loot and serves to support the metatarsal bones from grading down on the nerve, and thereby to prevent callouses on the ball of the foot. The pad 12 clevatcs the scaphoid bone'and keeps it from sagging upon the main arch. '.lhe anklet portion l prevents swelling and puiling below the ankle, assists nature where sprains thereat yhave occurred, eliminates pains in the ankle and the calf of the leg,

and as a whole it prevents distortion in the le and itoot in general.

urther, the elastic material by its described arrangnt affords direct compression for varicose veins, relaxed muscles, socalled milk ankle, and the like. The arrangement ol the tape on the back and sides aids in giving reinforcement to correct posture in standing and walking, and in providing smooth locomotion, and provides a support for the tendon'achilles.

lVhat l claim is:

l. An anklet and arch retainer compris ing elastic fabric tted to clasp the toot and ankle and having two pockets attached to the foot portion, one at the front end and the other at the side opening to the inner side of the toot, land yielding pads removably inserted in saidpockets 2. An anklet and arch retainer comprisingl elastic fabric tted to clasp the foot and ankle, and a fabric attached to the sole of the foot -portion to form two pockets one pocket owning toward the inner' side of the foot' close 1n front of the heel, and the other pocket, opening toward the front of? the toot portion beneath the joints of the smaller toes of the toot.

3. An anklet and arch retainer comprisin elastic fabric fitted to clasp the toot and l.; e, a length of tape stitched to the rear upper portion and to the side oit the foot portion, and two pads ovably secured to the sole ot the toot portion, one pad being heneath the arch of the foot and the other beneath the tml-jointe lln teston that il claim the tore 'i f invention, 'll ave hereunto set my .ia this 28th day oli dal, )1.922.

n ,si N K )EL JENSEN., 

